Oh you’re a gamer? Name the first cheat code you ever used. - ThreadSky

gillianseeddxm.bsky.social•109 days ago

sonic 2: go to sound test play sounds 19, 65, 9, 17 then at level select play sounds 1, 9, 9, 2, 1, 1, 2, 4

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macaronifella.bsky.social•108 days ago

Cheat code? What is this, the 90s?

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theartofliz.bsky.social•109 days ago

Buddamus

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junobgoode99p.bsky.social•107 days ago

ABBA Ikari Warriors

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davepettengill.bsky.social•108 days ago

Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, and Start. Contra cheat code to get 30 lives. There was no way I was beating that without the cheat code.

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morrbo.bsky.social•108 days ago

Same. Funny it's burned into my brain as "Select Start" for 2 player.

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ixchelbruja.bsky.social•109 days ago

I’m not…. But if I was, press all the buttons and hope for the best works adequately

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t-allan-lugviel.bsky.social•108 days ago

I'm a true gamer. I've NEVER used a cheat code. Just kidding, I have no idea. I've been gaming for 5 decades.

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rydotguy.bsky.social•108 days ago

Power Overwhelming

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vem-osca.bsky.social•109 days ago

MIL, Wolfenstein

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centuriesofsleep.bsky.social•109 days ago

Motherlode

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ken-da-leng.bsky.social•109 days ago

Gamesmaster and the subsequent magazine back in the 90s was a god send. A glossary of cheat codes.

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izaleu.bsky.social•109 days ago

HURRY UP BOYS

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vojtechmortisp.bsky.social•108 days ago

ILM almost sure

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ryandottxt.bsky.social•108 days ago

Either ILM or IDDQD, I can't remember which

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xailai.bsky.social•109 days ago

AABBAABBA to skip the whole level when you got stuck in the Sega Aladdin game.

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janellemarietta.bsky.social•108 days ago

100% haha. Although, I always remembered it as ABBAABBA

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foxthehyena.bsky.social•105 days ago

Iddqd

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sheetmulch.bsky.social•108 days ago

Xyzzy

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sunnydwrites.bsky.social•109 days ago

motherlode in The Sims 4 😎

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angixhere.bsky.social•108 days ago

x-ray for minecraft 😅😂

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cessybug.bsky.social•108 days ago

I'm scared to answer. I don't see anyone else mentioning their game sharks >.>

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gavlikesopera.bsky.social•109 days ago

Probably the zombie cheat code for Skate 3, I liked building forts out of ramps n stuff.

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nikkyscozycove.bsky.social•109 days ago

Motherlode

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rickymalibu.bsky.social•109 days ago

Aentttza. That was the Game Genie infinite lives code in Super C.

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eminentcake.bsky.social•109 days ago

IDKFA

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maxthyme.bsky.social•108 days ago

idkfa

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gopnikalya.bsky.social•108 days ago

A B A C A B B

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not-here-for-it.bsky.social•109 days ago

I can't remember that far back.

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frenkel.bsky.social•109 days ago

prince.exe megahit

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space-pirate-ryoko.bsky.social•108 days ago

⬇️⬅️➡️⬇️⬅️➡️ until you heard a dinosaur roar on Jurassic park on the nes

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zepboundintolife.bsky.social•109 days ago

I think it was rosebud😂

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foxtailfcs.com•109 days ago

Konami

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shadowops.bsky.social•109 days ago

IDDQD

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natebrobisky.bsky.social•109 days ago

Justin Bailey

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dropoffthekeylee.bsky.social•109 days ago

IDKFA

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kamencesc.com•109 days ago

Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start

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megsiet.bsky.social•109 days ago

Go Contra!

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neshua-kadal.bsky.social•109 days ago

I may be remembering it wrong, but I'm pretty sure there was a "select" in there.

Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Select, Start

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kamencesc.com•108 days ago

MSX doesn’t has select button ;)

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frgnadorbl.bsky.social•108 days ago

LOL! Hubby said select start was for 2 player.

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kamencesc.com•109 days ago

But I always remember the "chojin" from ROTT

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staciasserlyn.bsky.social•109 days ago

It was absolutely up up down down left right left right B A select start. Unlimited lives forever on Contra!

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schoocku.bsky.social•109 days ago

I used it in Driver on the GBC. Can't remember what it did though.

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sirpootington.bsky.social•109 days ago

WISHYWASHYBANJO

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gabepuratekuta.bsky.social•107 days ago

ZELDA

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archer1313.bsky.social•109 days ago

alot fake contra players forget the 'select'

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1littlendian.bsky.social•109 days ago

Matchbook under the leg of a pinball game.
Now get offa' my lawn!

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oiseucalypt.bsky.social•109 days ago

Probably: 32167

Or: U D U D L R L R U R D L U (hold)B+START.

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oiseucalypt.bsky.social•109 days ago

Unless you count using a hex editor on save files...

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advbe.bsky.social•108 days ago

Uhh my memory is trash but it's either cheating extra diamonds and items in Minecraft or motherlode in the Sims

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morrbo.bsky.social•108 days ago

Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right BAAB Sel Start.
10 times as many lives on Contra.

007-373-5963
Code to fight Tyson immediately on NES PunchOut!

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jagrier.bsky.social•108 days ago

Show me the money
(honorable mention - radio free zerg)

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david-chase.bsky.social•109 days ago

Meh. IDDQD is easy mode. I prefer IDSPISPOPD.

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dspuch.bsky.social•109 days ago

JUSTIN BAILEY ——— ———

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la-marica-vieja.bsky.social•109 days ago

"It is a good day to die"

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baconmelon.bsky.social•108 days ago

Game Genie, baby.

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sciathan.bsky.social•109 days ago

God mode in original Doom

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nvtl.bsky.social•108 days ago

Konami code, until…

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ethelcurare.bsky.social•109 days ago

Shift-4 ($) in zoo tycoon

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mullimania.bsky.social•109 days ago

I can't write it out, but there's a 90% chance if you put the controller in my hands, my fingers would remember it

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zendarva.bsky.social•109 days ago

Steve.

I named it Steve.

You didn't ask what it was, just it's name.

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leggy-pouter.bsky.social•108 days ago

Down down up down up down down

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i-said-what-i-said.bsky.social•109 days ago

Not a gamer, but I used the money cheat in The Sims years ago. Made it much more fun 🤩

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mycart.bsky.social•109 days ago

IDDQD IDKFA

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tomchilds.bsky.social•109 days ago

8008 on a calculator

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aaronbibble.bsky.social•109 days ago

Surprised no one's said IDDQD yet. Or they did and I'm scrolling too fast to feverishly send my hot take.

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brownmeister.bsky.social•108 days ago

idclip. I'd save the game, find secrets, then reload to reach them legitimately.

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wlivi.bsky.social•109 days ago

At a guess, I'd say it was probably `HELLOIAMJMP`, on the Atari ST version of Nebulus

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buffythevampire.bsky.social•108 days ago

by passing the sewer pipe and going to a secret part( Mario 1) and In 2 Princess Peach can jump over something to advance (but it’s been a while)

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rassilonianlegate.bsky.social•109 days ago

Einstein

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arkham666.bsky.social•108 days ago

Up down left right A+start on the title screen.

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spideraudioprod.bsky.social•108 days ago

XCLSIOR

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rds-level-10.bsky.social•109 days ago

A book explaining the winning patterns in Pac-Man.

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laggyblazko.bsky.social•108 days ago

IMPULSE 9

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kaaboose.bsky.social•108 days ago

It might actually have been IDDQD!

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yepmhmyasure.bsky.social•108 days ago

Rosebud lol

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cybersog.bsky.social•109 days ago

Duct taped an electric knife to Atari controller for Decathlon 1500 race. Results were incredible.

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thecrumbleone.bsky.social•108 days ago

Up up left up down select - MK2

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fkorf.bsky.social•109 days ago

A B A C A B B 🩸🩸🩸

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danrenaydo.bsky.social•108 days ago

It's like they say: SEGA will give you a very roundabout way to do what Nintendon't.

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ronincandle.bsky.social•109 days ago

⬆️⬆️⬇️⬇️⬅️➡️⬅️➡️🅱️🅰️➖🏁

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mooglehat.bsky.social•109 days ago

Konami code

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fifthelephant.bsky.social•109 days ago

🔼🔽◀️▶️ A, Start

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pothocket.bsky.social•109 days ago

Sonic 1 level select?

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macbitseach.bsky.social•108 days ago

I think it was in the Neuromancer game on C64?
I’m actually from a time before cheat codes. We had a Pong game when we were kids.

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kosmickrystal.bsky.social•109 days ago

Motherlode 😎

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tomvsreality.bsky.social•108 days ago

"how do you turn this on"

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bandalf.bsky.social•108 days ago

POKE 35899,0

Jet Set Willy, infinite lives. ZX Spectrum.

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davepomes.bsky.social•109 days ago

idspispopd 👍

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maffewgregg.bsky.social•109 days ago

ABBAABBA level skip on Aladdin for the mega drive

30 years later I still remember it

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striketherightnote.bsky.social•108 days ago

plugh
Fund

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redshifty.bsky.social•108 days ago

Rare candy trick in pokemon red

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dotishot.bsky.social•108 days ago

pacman

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matthewa128.bsky.social•108 days ago

MissingNo

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introvertedkeni.bsky.social•108 days ago

Motherlode

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fb3network.bsky.social•109 days ago

The "Explode All Vehicles" cheat in GTA: San Andreas: "R2, L2, R1, L1, L2, R2, SQUARE, TRIANGLE, CIRCLE, TRIANGLE, L2, L1".

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marksider89.bsky.social•109 days ago

DNKROZ

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james-downe-author.bsky.social•109 days ago

Probably some game genie code for some nintendo game..
Kid Icarus or Battletoads or something.

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danvghistory.bsky.social•109 days ago

IDDQD !

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jmdragon.bsky.social•108 days ago

and IDKFA

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lilylawookie.bgay.social•109 days ago

Beawareoblivionisathand

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vincentvegafff.bsky.social•108 days ago

SXIOPO

Infinite lives in Super Mario Bros with Game Genie. I still remember the code 35 years later

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cook1ecrumb5.bsky.social•109 days ago

94000130 00000000
B21C4D28 00000000
B0000004 00000000
I forget the rest :c

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han552.bsky.social•108 days ago

Contra’s. Then had the game genie!

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celebrindan.bsky.social•108 days ago

Firefly's Stronghold 2001,

Make Stone.

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justacheeseburger.bsky.social•109 days ago

Greedisgood

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jojochristo813.bsky.social•109 days ago

It's Contra, obviously

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ashmom.bsky.social•108 days ago

Greedisgood - Warcraft 2

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acousticstyle56.bsky.social•108 days ago

Mk1 on Sega

ABACABB

It's not the first but it sticks out in my mind.

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deustex.bsky.social•109 days ago

dncornholio

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cleverstryke.bsky.social•108 days ago

the ones to get secret characters in lego marvel superheroes

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demwolf80.bsky.social•108 days ago

JASONBAILEY
The contra code

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remmirathdesign.com•108 days ago

ILM

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chrb90.bsky.social•108 days ago

Rosebud

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stephenbedell.bsky.social•108 days ago

Michael Vick in Madden 2004.

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stirlingnewberry.bsky.social•109 days ago

I made it for a Zork-type game. Don't use, create.

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hbicgreen.bsky.social•109 days ago

Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A B A Select Start

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brettrerickson.bsky.social•109 days ago

What if you use a Game Genie? Man I’m old.

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ken-da-leng.bsky.social•109 days ago

Man i forgot about game genie

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brettrerickson.bsky.social•109 days ago

The kids will never understand

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james-downe-author.bsky.social•109 days ago

My brother and I tried so many random codes. Most just broke the games, but sometimes we'd stumble on something weird.

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brettrerickson.bsky.social•109 days ago

I remember plugging it into the GameBoy with that huge plug in.

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draugrjormungandr.bsky.social•108 days ago

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cyberworm.bsky.social•108 days ago

"scrap 28" for Silk Worm

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paradiseregaind.bsky.social•109 days ago

wc2.exe Origin -k

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kcaid.bsky.social•108 days ago

I bought a guide

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